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Hello John, 

I am excited to share with you the first iteration of our new quarterly newsletter.  We offer this space as a container to learn, to engage, and to amplify - not just updates from UAF - but from activists and grantees, movements and communities, and our partners and networks.  If there is something you'd like to us to include in our next quarterly review - please do not hesitate to reach out.

Some highlights from below: 

  • It is with both deep grief & deep love that this issue reflects on the passing of Tatiana Cordero Velásquez, Executive Director of Urgent Action Fund - Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • We're so proud of UAF's Senior Advocacy Officer, Nathalie Margi, for highlighting funding gaps for women's organizations at CSW 65
  • And equally proud of UAF Grants Officer, Bella Bat-Erdene, for articulating in her Op-Ed why the climate crisis needs feminism.
  • Our movement colleagues at Third Wave Fund are accepting proposals for their "Own Our Power Fund" and
  • UAF's Programs Team compile into infographic form just how busy they were in 2020. 

We want this e-newsletter to be valuable for you so please, please share your feedback and suggestions to help us improve. Thank you for your ongoing support of UAF!

In Solidarity,

Director of Partnerships, Urgent Action Fund
Remembrance of Tatiana

Tatiana Cordero Velásquez. Our Sister, Tati, Executive Director of the Urgent Action Fund Latin America & the Caribbean, became an ancestor on April 13, 2021. Kate Kroeger & Shalini Eddens share their remembrance.

Click here to read their remembrance.

UAF At CSW 65

From March 15-26 representatives of global states and civil society organizations gathered together for the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the UN’s largest annual gathering exclusively dedicated to promoting women’s rights.

During CSW 65, UAF's Senior Advocacy Officer Nathalie Margi spoke as a panelist highlighting the funding gaps for women’s organizations that the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated and in partnership with Urgent Action Fund-Africa, Women's Fund Asia, and the Gates Foundation, we co-organized a parallel event discussing the role of intersectional feminist movements. 

Click here for the full story and watch the event recordings!
Why The Climate Crisis Needs Feminism

UAF’s Grants Officer Bella Bat-Erdene wrote an article that was featured on Mongabay.com discussing why the climate crisis needs feminism.

“We must prioritize women’s leadership and adopt a feminist climate justice agenda that offers transformative, expansive, and holistic solutions,” says Bella Bat-Erdene.

What will you learn from this article? That climate justice will not be attained without the voices of feminist leaders at the forefront.

Click here to read the full article!
 
Apply to Third Wave Fund's Own Our Power Fund! 

The Third Wave Fund is accepting proposals for the "Own Our Power Fund"  to support the power, agency, and self-determination of young women, trans, and queer youth of color who are leading reproductive and gender justice movements. The Own Our Power Fund ensures that youth-led reproductive and gender justice organizations are able to grow at their own pace while being led by, funded by, and telling the experiences of their communities. The deadline to apply is April 30th.

Click here to apply! 
2020: A Record-breaking Year At UAF

2020 magnified discriminations and inequalities experienced across gender identity, race, class, immigration status, and geography in ways we have never seen before. Check out our 2020 Rapid Response Grantmaking (RRG) Infographic to see how UAF responded to the moment and stood by feminist activists! 

 2020 Was a record-breaking year for UAF's grantmaking. Some 2020 highlights include:
  • UAF gave the most grants, compared to any other year in our history deploying over 1.25 million to frontline human rights defenders.
  • Covid-19 grants made up 50% of our total grantmaking for 2020, with most of the support for mutual aid and community assistance
  • There was a 78% increase in the # of grants made and a 64% increase in grant dollars given from 2019 to 2020.

Click here for more 2020 highlights!
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